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Friday, July 12, 2013
McElrath: Schools, districts need freedom to realize new funding system’s potential
As we start the task of implementing this significant reform, let’s work together to find the balance required between those who fear a lack of tight restrictions and those who would like no restriction at all. There needs to be clear direction, but please, no shackles.District maintains it is not liable for teacher accused of molesting students
The Desert Sands Unified School District insists that it cannot be held legally responsible for a veteran teacher who is accused of molesting at least one student, despite claims that the teacher was kept in the classroom after a long history of questionable conduct.New school nutrition rules prompt few changes at Fresno Unified
New federal guidelines handed down in late June will nix sugary beverages and sodium-filled snacks from public school vending machines by fall of 2014, an edict that Fresno Unified School District officials say is largely in line with current operations.Police investigating school district in teacher-sex case
Redlands police are investigating whether Redlands school district officials broke the state’s mandated-reporter law when they did not tell law enforcement or child-protective authorities of an accusation they received in May that a teacher and student had a sexual relationship.Riverside school district looks at more spending
The state’s new funding formula for schools was supposed to be simpler, Riverside Unified School District leaders said. They’re finding out it’s not.Adams: Drink up - Schools required to expand water service during meals
Let them drink water. That’s the message of a new federal regulation that requires schools to expand free water service for students at meals, beginning in September.Money flows to California schools, but little goes to summer programs
Restoring library hours and reducing class size are high on the to-do lists of Sacramento-area school leaders now that more money is flowing their way. But summer school may have to waitSacramento school plaintiffs allege faulty data behind closures
A witness in the lawsuit seeking to block Sacramento City Unified from closing seven elementary schools testified today that the district overstated capacity of some campuses when it decided which ones to close.L.A. Unified's Vladovic cleared in handling of teacher inquiry
Los Angeles Board of Education President Richard Vladovic has been cleared of wrongdoing after an internal investigation into whether he acted improperly in connection with sexual misconduct allegations against a teacher at a Wilmington school.Teachers union gives poor grade to L.A. schools Supt. Deasy
The L.A. teachers union pressed its campaign of criticism against L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy Thursday with the release of a survey in which 85% of those who responded rated him below average or poor.18 kids get sick at school, go to hospital
The children at Audubon Elementary School began to fall sick after lunch about 12:30 p.m., said San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Maurice Luque.Teachers Union gives LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy an 'F'
Los Angeles Unified's teacher's union gave Superintendent John Deasy failing marks in its first ever "performance evaluation" of a schools chief, with the lowest scores for staff morale and smart spending.Thursday, July 11, 2013
L.A. Unified aims to revive arts education
After five years of brutal cuts in arts education, Los Angeles Unified is gearing up to bring more music, dance, theater and visual arts into core academic classes under a three-year, $750,000 initiative to be announced Thursday by the Los Angeles nonprofit group funding the effort.Feds search Oakland charter school in criminal investigation
The FBI and IRS have opened a criminal investigation into a charter school whose former director allegedly funneled $3.8 million from the school to companies he owns for construction and classroom rental spaces, and they were executing search warrants at three locations Wednesday afternoon.New California science curriculum will be debated in the fall
State Board of Education officials delayed a decision Wednesday on adopting new science standards that would tackle fewer subjects more deeply and favor hands-on experiments over rote memorization of facts.Wednesday, July 10, 2013
